The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:7
Considereth the cause; recognizes the claims, and, as the word din implies, supports them at the seat of judgment (comp. Job 29:12 , Job 29:16 ; Psalms 82:3 , etc.). Septuagint, "A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor." The wicked regardeth not to know it. This is a clumsy translation; it means, pays no attention so as to become fully acquainted with its details and bearings. But the words signify rather, as in the Revised Version margin, "understandeth not knowledge" ( ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare ( Proverbs 12:13 ). The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin, and cannot escape, as he knows nothing of repentance, and has no will to cast off evil habits ( Proverbs 24:16 ). (For "snare," comp. Proverbs 18:7 ; Proverbs 20:25 ; Proverbs 22:25 .) Septuagint, "For a man sinning there lies a great snare." But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The antithesis is not very obvious. It may mean that the good... read more